Straw-stacker



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MARTIN HEINECKE, OF OARLINVILLE, ILLINOIS.

STRAW-STACKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 384,974, dated June 26, 1888.

Application filed December 8, 1887. Serial No. 257,288. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN HEINEOKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Carlinville, in the county of Macoupin, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Straw-Stackers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying. drawings.

This invention has relation to automatic straw stackers or carriers, and among theobjects in'view are to simplify the construction and reduce the number of parts and provide a stacker the deliverytablc of which can be raised or lowered and projected or withdrawn easily and conveniently, and at the sametiine maintain proper connections with the various power'transmitting devices.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be particularlypointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings,Figure l is a side elevation of a straw carrier or stacker constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line was of Fig.3. Fig. 3 isa front elevation.

Like letters indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

A represents the usual rectangular truckframe, which ismountcd upon suitable wheels. (Not shown.) The frame A is provided at its front end with suitable tie-bars, A, which form the support for an annular shoulder plate or ring, B, upon which is-secured'bysuitable bolts a companion plate or ring, B.

Interposed between the two plates B B is a mastergear, O, thetceth of which depend from its under surface and the flange of which is embraced by and works in the bearing form ed by the two inner faces of the plates B B.

Bolted to the two intermediate tie-bars, A, is a bracket, D, in which is journaled avertical shaft, D, carrying atits lower end a bevelgear, D and at its upper end a beltpulley, D, which pulley and shaft project up over the annular recess formed by the plates B B and gear 0. A sufficient portion of the upper face of the master-gear C, which is in reality a turn-table for the straw-carrier proper, is exposed,and upon the same is rigidly secured a rotatable frame, E, upon which, as will be hereinafter described, are mounted the movable portions of the carrier.

Any suitable mechanism may be provided The frame E is provided with cross-bar E at its rear ends, and upon the front cross-bar and at each side 9 thereof are located suitable brackets, E", in which is journaled a crossshaft, E, carrying an intermediate belt-pulley, E, and bevcl-gearEi, which gear meshes with a similar gear, E, mounted atthe upper end of a verticalshaft, Ehprovided at itslower end with, a belt-pulley, E and connected to the pulley D by means of a belt, E

Pi voted on each end of the shaft E. are sup ports F, which are connected at their upper ends by means of brackets F to a crossbar, F J onrnaled in one of the brackets, F, and in a companion bracket, F at that end of the crossbar F is a shaft, F, having at its outer end a fixed pulley, F and at its inner end a similar pulley, F, the latter being connected by a belt, F, to the pulley E.

G represents the carrier-frame, the rear end of which is pivotally connected by means of brackets G with the crossbar F", which connections support the front end of the carrierframe and permit of its rear end being raised or lowered and thrown to the front and with drawn to the rear by suitable mechanism, hereinafter to be described. Through the front end of tbctable passes the usual shaft, G, carrying pulleys G at each end, over which the endless apron N is operated by means of a pulley, G2 and a belt, G connecting said pulley with the pulley F below the same. i

From the rear end of the movable frame E are rigid vertical risers or uprights H one ateach side ofsaid frame-which are supported top and bottom of said upright. The lower.

end of the vertical screw-threaded shaft H is provided with a miter-gear, H, which meshes with and is operated by a similar gear, H mounted upon a transverse shaft, H passing through the frame-work. The shaft H is operated by means of a crank, H", the gear H being duplicated at the opposite end of said Upon the front faces of the shaft. By this construction the rotation of the shaft H and its gear H will impart rotation to the vertical screw-threaded shaft H* and cause the blocks H to travel up and down in their guides H in accordance with the direction of rotation of the crank H.

Loosely mounted upon a cross-shaft, J, the ends of which arejournaled in bearings formed in the sides of the blocks H are guidingspools J-one at each side of said shaft. The spools J are formed with an outer tracksurface, J and an intermediate rope-guiding groove, J, as shown in the detail at the right of Fig. 3. Extending forwardly and slightly depending from the carrier-frame G are diagonal braces G which are seen red to carrierframe-supporting guides K. The guides K are somewhat triangular in shape, the base of said triangle being uppermost and bolted to the carrier-frame G, as shown in Fig. 1. Between the base and the lower point of angle of the guides are formed outwardly-projecting curved guiding port-ions K. Those portions (there being one at each side of the carrier-frame G) of the guides K between its depending pointand the end ofits forwardly-projecting portions are designed to rest upon the track guiding-surface of the spools J. Vhen the carrier-frame reaches such a point in its depressed position that the guides K pass from contact with the spools J, as shown in Fig. 2, the braces G perform the same functions of a track, in that it rests upon the spools J and permits of a still further depression of said table.

Connected to the lower ends of the guides K are chains or' ropes L, (see Fig. 2,) which ropes or chains are passed forward and over the spools J, resting in the grooves J thereof, and have their ends secured to the cross-bar Eor other suitable portion of the frame-work. By this construction, as the blocks H are fed upward upon the screw -thrcaded shaft H, the shaft and spools J J are also carried upward,and with them the guides K and carrierframe G.

The front mechanism and support of said carrier-frame swing up and down, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and as previously described. As the carrier frame is raised the tension of the rope or chain L is increased and it draws upon the lower end of the guides K, and causes the front carrier frame supporting mechanism and the carrierframe to swing rearward, whichis permitted, so far as the guards are concerned, by the outwardly-curved portion K thereof. Braces K connect the forward ends of the guards K with the crossbar F and lend additional strength to the structure.

M represents the power-shaft, which is journaled in bearings fixed to the under surface of the frame A, which shaft carries with it the usual power-pulley M and a central gear, M, which meshes with a gear, D upon the vertical shaft D. Power is transmitted through the shaft D to the pulley D belt E", and pulley E and vertical shaft E and gear E, and through these to the gear E shaft E and its pulley E, and from these through the medium of the belt F to the pulley F, the shaft I, the pulley F and its belt (1 to the pulley G, shaft G apron-pulleys G", and finally to the endless apron N.

WVhen the carrier-frame is lowered to such a point that the front end thereof wouldstrain the front supporting mechanism, the lower or depending point of its guide-arm K of its guide K, will come into contact with and be seated in suitable brackets, K, secured at each side of the rear end of the frame A. In such position the rear end of the carrier-frame G is supported by the vertical swinging frame 0, pivoted as at O to the front of the framework A.

Having described my invention and its operation, what I claim is 1. The combination, with the base A, ofthe plates B and B and turntable O, the frame E, the risers H, the screw'threaded rods H, the blocks H", the shaft J, spools J, carrierframe G, pivoted .as at F, and having the guides K, riding in said spools, the supports F, pivoted as at Ff, and the rope L, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of the frame E, having the risers H, mounted near its rear end and each having the guide H, block H and screwthreaded rod H*,' provided with the gear 11*, with the transverse shaft J, having the spools J, and shaft H having the gear H, meshing with the gear H, substantially as specified. W

3. The combination, with the risers H and their screw threaded rods H", blocks H mounted on the rods, and shaftJ, jonrnaled in the blocks H and carrying spools J, of the carrier-frame G, having the depending guides K,bearing in said spools,substantially as specified.

4. The carrier-frame G, having the guides K, formed with the bent portions K,depending therefrom, and the straight braces G secu red thereto, in combination with the risers H, screw-threaded rods H blocks H, mounted on the rods, shaft J, mounted in the blocks H and provided with spools J, substantially as specified.

5. The combination, with the base A, having the bars A, and plates B and B, having the turntable O, mounted between said plates, of the frame E, mounted on said turntable and carrying the risers H, screw-threaded rods H", shaft J, the latter carrying spools J, blocks H the pivoted supports F,and carrierframe G, having guides K and ropes L, sub

MARTIN HEINEOKE.

Witnesses:

LEON H. HALL, CHARLES HEINIOKE. 

